Wired Thursdays: LA Riots & Felix Cartal

come dance the night away!

LA Riots are in the business of crafting straight-up, hot-as-shit club bangers and they're not messing around. In only a few months since their inception the Los Angeles duo has made a name for themselves cranking out one quality track and remix after another and blowing up some of the hottest parties and venues in Southern California. Now, with remixes of Ocelot, The Scanners, and Le Castle Vania tearing across the blogosphere they're poised to take the party to the masses. Keep your eyes and ears open boys and girls, this is going to be big. -Urb Magazine
From flooding the Blogosphere to infiltrating LA’s hottest parties, LA Riots has taken all dance-hearty ears hostage. After just a few months, this power duo, Daniel Ledisko and Jo’B, have delivered thundering remixes that make the lo-tech kids cry with envy. With a knack for picking winning tracks to mash, their latest Justice remix (featuring Uffie), ‘The Party’ kills on the dance floor. And what God-fearing hipster could forget the remix of The Scanners’ ‘Low Life’? Next on the chopping block—The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ and Chromeo’s ‘Bonafied Lovin’. Now you know those ears are safe with these dudes. -SwerveFest
They are the best DJ's in L.A. and whenever we play with them, we know we really have to bring our best.. and not many DJ's make me nervous! -JFK of MSTRKRFT
Tattoo Rock Parlour launch Clash, their new electro and indie dance night, with appearances by hotly tipped California remix artists LA Riots and the Baltimore club sounds of Aaron LaCrate. LA Riots are on the verge of blowing up, so catch them now before they end up headlining the mega-clubs. -Toronto Now
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Felix Cartal was born with a passion for hard hitting electronic music. With influences ranging from the heavy hitting distortion of The Bloody Beetroots and Boys Noize, to the techno influences of Vitalic, Felix has created an amalgamation of electronic genres which results in a unique listening experience for home and live audiences alike. His distinctive method of incorporating abrasive distortion, intense instrumental build-ups and unique frequency variations in his songs gives Felix a sense of versatility within the electronic scene. This versatility has led Cartal to become one of the leaders of heavy-house – a genre known for its relentless intensity and bass and distortion heavy melodies.

Cartal has created a zealous following through his emergence in the international blog scene, with hard hitting original tracks such as “Moss vs. Trees” and “Parisienne” as well as remixes of pop sensation Ashlee Simpson, MSTRKRFT, electronic rock act Dragonette, and Scottish producer-turned-DJ Alan Hostage. With many commissioned remixes (such as the upcoming Moving Units single) waiting in the wings, Cartal continues to write and produce original and remix material with a professional touch which colleagues and fans regard with great admiration and respect. Consequently, his music has become a staple in the sets of artists such as Tommie Sunshine, Steve Aoki, and many others. As well, he has earned the backing of many prominent artists, including East York powerhouse duo MSTRKRFT.

Cartal represents the new breed of industry players. Owing his success almost entirely to word-of-mouth and blog-endorsements, he is representative of the grassroots music movement that has been created due to the Internet – in a school of artists which includes contemporaries such as LA Riots, Sinden, Lazaro Casanova and Yuksek. Completely distanced from the world of expensive promotional gimmicks and label-hype, Cartal has risen in notoriety solely due to his musical abilities and talent. This new breed of artist, distinguished by exceptional content rather than hype, has begun to show much greater staying power than traditionally promoted artists.

Cartal maintains a rigorous international tour schedule and has brought his brand of techno-esque hard-house to thousands of dance-hungr